Eurasian Tawny Owl (Strix aluco), Rufous variant

Watercolor, gouache, black ink, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, formerly laid on an album page

Dimensions:

Overall: 15 3/8 x 11 9/16 in. (39.1 x 29.4 cm), irregular

Marks:

Inside cover of Album 1 contains a printed catalogue description reading: "Drawings of European Birds, a Collection of upwards of 200 Drawings, most beautifully executed colours, of European Birds, taken from Nature, and most faithfully copied with a view